diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c
index 130fd88..aeab9c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-record.c
@@ -495,11 +495,10 @@
 	NULL
 };
 
-static char events_help_msg[EVENTS_HELP_MAX];
-
 static const struct option options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", NULL, "event",
-		     events_help_msg, parse_events),
+		     "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events",
+		     parse_events),
 	OPT_INTEGER('p', "pid", &target_pid,
 		    "record events on existing pid"),
 	OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
@@ -527,8 +526,6 @@
 {
 	int counter;
 
-	create_events_help(events_help_msg);
-
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, record_usage, 0);
 	if (!argc && target_pid == -1 && !system_wide)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, options);